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I was naked this morning. A creepy way to start this article, perhaps (I was in the shower!), but think about the statement as a plain fact. There’s a good chance that you too were naked this morning, along with millions of other humans. Life is experienced via our bodies and nothing else, which places the human form at the very top of the most primordial ideas and concepts in art. The modeling industry has long been criticized for objectifying women and perpetuating unrealistic beauty standards. Models are often seen as mere objects to be used for the purpose of selling products or promoting a certain image. This objectification can have negative effects on the mental and emotional well-being of models, as they are constantly judged and scrutinized based on their physical appearance.

Art Institute of Chicago. "International Exhibition of Modern Art (The Armory Show)," March 24–April 16, 1913, no. 287. She does not see him as better than she is. In fact, her position is better than his. She has other things to sell, a reference to her body, and he cannot afford them. The best he’s ever getting is a long look at her while painting. In a moment of reconciliation, she recognizes that they are “both poor” and making money the only way they can. New York. Museum of Modern Art. "Picasso: Forty Years of His Art," November 15, 1939–January 7, 1940, no. 92. Could this be why the model doesn’t take the painter seriously? Maybe. Although, perhaps it’s more general. "These artists / take themselves too seriously," says the model. She also scoffs at the idea of being hung "in great museums." She derisively refers to potential viewers as "the bourgeoisie."

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Franco Russoli and Fiorella Minervino. L'opera completa di Picasso cubista. Milan, 1972, pp. 103–4, no. 331, ill. Sarah Greenough. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set. The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Vol. 1, 1886–1922. New York, 2002, pp. xxv–xxvi, fig. 18. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Picasso in The Metropolitan Museum of Art," April 27–August 1, 2010, no. 52. The "bourgeoisie" is a Marxist term. It'd be interesting to analyze this poem in a Marxist framework. For example, Marxists talk about alienation. How is the model detached or separated from her body? When she sees the finished work, she says, "It does not look like me."

The critical reception of Carol Ann Duffy’s “Standing Female Nude” has been largely positive, with many critics praising the poem’s exploration of the female body and the artist’s gaze. Some have noted the poem’s feminist themes and its critique of the objectification of women in art. However, others have criticized the poem for its graphic descriptions and its use of the female body as a metaphor for artistic creation. Despite these criticisms, “Standing Female Nude” remains a powerful and thought-provoking work that continues to resonate with readers and critics alike. The Poem’s Contribution to Feminist Discourse

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Thierry de Duve in Mondrian. Ed. Brigitte Léal. Exh. cat., Centre Georges Pompidou. Paris, 2010, p. 46, fig. 2 (color).



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